TechNet or MSDN Subscription?

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Jon Tackabury picture Jon Tackabury · Oct 30, 2008 · Viewed 24.8k times · Source

I'm just a one-man software shop, and I currently have an MSDN subscription. It is coming up for renewal soon, and it looks like it's going to cost a small fortune. I see that TechNet subscriptions cost significantly less money, and seem to include all of the same software. Am I missing something here? What is the difference between these 2 packages?

Update: The price of Visual Studio and a TechNet subscription is still less than the cost of an MSDN subscription.

Answer

Stephen Wrighton picture Stephen Wrighton · Oct 30, 2008

If memory serves the TECHNET subscription is licenses for EVALUATION purposes, while the MSDN subscription is licenses for use as a Developer.

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